South America is the fourth-largest continent in the world with glaciers,deserts and all types of landscapes and climate.It is the home to many interesting species of animals and birds.World's one fifth of the birds comes from here. 1.The world's Southern most city,Puentas Arenas is located in South America. 2.The Amazon River in South America is the second longest river in the world. It has the largest drain age basin in the world. 3.One of the world's greatest natural resource,the Amazon rainforest, got its name from the Amazon River which is the life force of the rainforest.It is the largest rainforest in the world.Also known as Amazonia.It is popularly described as the "Lungs of our Planet" because its vegetation continuously recycles carbon dioxide into oxygen and produces 20% of earth's oxygen. 4.Buenaventura, Colombia (with 267 DAYS rain per year), the wettest inhabited place on earth is located in South America. 5.The Worl
